MHz International Mystery

When a body is found cut into pieces and wrapped in a plastic bag, all signs point to an old-fashioned Mafia-style execution. Why is Detective Montalbano's trusted colleague Mimi Augello suddenly behaving erratically, and insisting on handling the case alone? Could Mimi somehow be involved in the murder? An old friendship is tested as Montalbano tries to help Mimi out of a dangerous situation. 2011. In Italian with English subtitles

Michele Placido’s Inspector Corrado Cattani returns to Sicily, apparently to go along with the Mafia. But in the wake of three deaths—one near and dear, and two colleagues—he’s playing along for revenge, with surprise aid from mysterious countess Florinda Bolkan. The second of ten Octopus miniseries. 1985. In Italian with English subtitles.   Buy Octopus DVDs!

At a small café near the canal where a headless body has been found, Maigret tries to draw out the reticent proprietor [Aurore Clement, APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX; PARIS, TEXAS]. So where is her husband? 1992. In French with English subtitles.

With friends gone and his worst enemy closing in on him, Daadh’s world has been shaken to its foundations. Through his knowledge of medicine, his courage and his ability to see patterns in seemingly unrelated events, Daadh succeeds in using the challenging circumstances to his benefit. But he is also harshly confronted by his own past and forced to bargain with those in power. 2011. In Swedish with English subtitles.

Those in Power is a series consisting of three different stories: The Crown, The Regicide and The Sacrifice. It is based on the bestselling trilogy by Hanne-Vibeke Holst about women in politics. In The Crown, Charlotte Ekeblad – thirty-something and married with two kids – is at a crossroads in her life. She has just given up a successful career working for the environment to move to Africa where her husband has been stationed when she receives an offer she cannot refuse – the post of Minister of Environment in the Social Democrat government. Charlotte faces difficult new challenges both on the job and at home, where her husband also adjusts to his changing role. 2005. In Swedish with English subtitles.

With intertwining stories detailing the unscrupulous rules that govern foreign espionage after the Cold War, TRADE ROUTES is a brazen look at current international politics and American foreign policy. Set against an Eastern European nation’s election, in a country that a few short years ago was the most notorious communist dictatorship, the film charts the paths of five characters; An aging CIA officer relegated to an outpost due to his scandalous connections to rendition and torture; A young attractive economic advisor who seeks out the toughest assignment to prove her worth, as an economic advisor at the US Bulgarian embassy; The ambitious Bulgarian Prime Minister’s chief of staff – facing a tough re-election; An American political consultant “hired to fix” the prime minister’s election; and a retired member of the Bulgarian Communist State Police... these five character destinies intertwine in the weeks leading up to the elections in a fledgling democracy, exposing the human costs of political power-brokering, through the secret exchanges between nations. 2007, color. In Bulgarian/English with English subtitles

A mixed-use apartment building mysteriously collapses, killing an innocent victim. Rocco and his team battle wealthy corporate interests who put the blame on the victim and her family. Rocco’s colleague Marta and her children become endangered from the thugs whose crime they witnessed. In Italian with English subtitles.

A dismembered corpse washes up on the shore outside Gothenburg and the only lead Detective Inspector Irene Huss has is a striking tattoo on the victim’s torso. The investigation plunges her into a manhunt for a vicious killer – one who will strike again and who’ s far too interested in her family. 2007. In Swedish with English subtitles.